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I would like to use this thread for all of us attending or having attended UofP.

I am going to begin classes in August of this year in the MSN/ED program.

I would love to hear from different people who are in different stages of the program and what they have liked and hated.

I AM NOT INTERESTED IN HEARING FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT GONE THROUGH THE PROGRAM AND ONLY WANT TO SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT THE SCHOOL.

I hope other U of P alumni will get involved and help us with any sticky situations that arise and offer their wisdom.

Thanks,

I've currently had one year experience as a nurse at a acute/subacute nursing rehab center and currently full-time corrections nurse in the Bay Area, married with a baby on the way. I'm pursuing UOP Masters of Science Nursing for online classes only but if I have to attend an in-class lecture I could still do that. My bachelors is from overseas and doing this so I can become a Navy Officer for the Nurse Corps. Things I'd like to know.

-How transfer of credits?

-Tuition per class, semester, credit?

-Good enough school?

-How long it'll take months/years?

-Any other places to recommend?

Hi bizzy-b, I live in Canada and did my BSN through UOP. I contacted UOP and at the time signed an authorization for them to obtain my college transcripts here in Canada, this was done at no charge and was hassle free on my end. For my MSN I started June/08 and finished this month so it took the full 2 years with taking classes back to back, that being finishing 1 class on the Monday and starting a new one the next day. All classes were 6 weeks long except for 1 which I believe was 5 weeks and the practicum classes the first one is 3 weeks long and the part B when you finish your practicum is 2 weeks long. The price for me was usually $1650.00 per class (majority of classes were 3 credit). I previously had tried the Canadian online university and hated the whole system so this is why I tried UOP. Is it a good school, well there were a number of Canadians and Canadian hospitals were helping out with student tuition so they stand by UOP. Online verses ground school? All I can say is a friend of mine was doing her BSN at a local university at the same time I was doing mine online and believe me I had much more instructor/student interaction in 1 class with UOP than she did in a whole year. As she said she'd go into a large classroom with 100-200 students at times, no one knew whether you were there or not, hand in your assignments and all was good. With UOP you are expected to post 4 out of 7 days, postings must meet certain requirements to count as attendance, plus each week other than your own individual assignments you had team projects to complete.

I graduate from the UoP in just 12 days with my BSN. I really think that I have learned more in this format than I would have in a traditional setting. My only beef has been the learning teams. Out of all my courses, I have had only one decent team. I seem to be a bit of a magnet!

I am going to take a few months off and then go back for my MSN. The only reason I would consider another program is because of the learning teams....they have been a significant source of stress for me!

Specializes in ortho/neuro/LTC.

I am in the MSN/ED program with UoP. I started my practicum A yesterday but I think my degree may get put on hold due to not having a mentor for my practicum project ):

RMW, good luck with the learning teams in the MSN program. I did my BSN with UOP and was lucky that most of the LT experiences were good ones. In the UOP MSN program 99% of the LT experiences were pure torture. I thought it was maybe because the MSN students many had obtained their BSN from other universities and were not used to the LT concept. Plagiarism was a real problem, APA formatting i.e. student would hand in their reference with only website address etc. Other than that I did enjoy the program, some classes looked impossible ie. in one class you had to put together a business plan but each week you built on the plan so in the end it all came together.

Hi, I am new to this forum and wanted to drop a line. I will be starting at UOP next week and am quite nervous about it. I will be doing the MSN program although I wish they had an MSN with Management and leadership concentration. They used to offer it, not anymore?

Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

Oh - I did my MSN in management and leadership at UofP - graduated in 2005. I'll be honest though - I had to do further studies in order to have the needed skills for a better job.

IMHO, an MSN/MBA is the way to go if you are interested in management and leadership - in order to be educated enough and in the right direction for a management position, you need the business education that an MBA gives you.

Hi Trauma RN, thanks for responding. If I just get my MSN will it open doors into management for me? What further education did you have to do? I would like to eventually be a Nurse Manager.

Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

I too thought I wanted to be a nurse manager - hence the MSN from UofP. Unfortunately, I hated it. Not saying you will, but I hated it: no clinical time, dealing with unhappy staff and unhappy higher-ups day after day - ugh.

I went back three months after finishing the MSN (yep, that's all the management I could stand - lol) and did an adult health CNS then I just finished a peds CNS.

As an APN, I am much more comfortable in the clinical role.

I am really torn between the MSN or the MSN/MHA. The MSN is more appealing because it will take less time but if the MSN/MHA will be more valuable...it's only 6 more mos right?? I really am having a tough time deciding and after takling to my enrollment counselor, I am feeling pressured into making a decision right away. I am actually starting in the bridge program.

I work as a Case Manager in the ED and know that I don't want to go back into the clinical setting.

I am scared to death of the APA format. Would you suggest purchasing the PERRLA software to help with papers.

Thanks

APA isn't that bad really. I use the PERRLA program and using it helped me understand APA better.

My last day of class for my BSN is tomorrow!

Congratulations!!

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